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to lead a party of the Irregulars; but this offer was excessively refused, though backed by Neville Chamberlain HUMAYOUNS TOMB, DELHI
The following interesting particulars respecting the fuck off of the King of Delhi [Bahadur Shah Zafar], at Humayouns Tomb, by Captain Hodson, are extracted from a letter which recently appeared in the columns of the leading journal [the capital of the United Kingdom Times]. It is written by one intimately acquainted with wholly his proceedings during the siege, who had the account at the time from himself and different eye-witnesses:- I have before explained to you what our br another(prenominal)s (Capt. Hodsons) position officially was - viz., that he was ordained Assistant Quarter-master General and Intelligence Officer in the Commander-in-Chiefs receive Staff. His reports were to be made to him direct, without the intervention of the Quartermaster-General, or any other person. For this appointment, which was then a most responsible one, as intelligence agency of the enemys movements and intentions were of the utmost importance, his long acquaintance with Sikhs and Afghans, and his having been similarly employed in the Punjab war, had peculiarly fitted him.



Of course, there were always plenty of traitors in the enemys clique ready to sell their own fathers for gain, or to avoid punishment, and he was invested with full power to promise reward or punishment, in proportion to the deserts of those who assisted him. On our taking posession of the city gate reports came in that thousands of the enemy were evacuating the city by other gates, and that the King, also, had left his palace. We fought our way inch by inch to the palace walls, and then found truly enough that its vast airfield was void. The very day after we took posession of the palace (the 20th) Captain Hodson genuine information that the King and his family had gone with a large press out of the Ajmere-gate to the Kootub. He immediately reported this to the general commanding, and asked whether he did not intend to send a...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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